Is your new year’s resolution to eat better? Well, there’s no better way to ensure you’re getting exactly what you need than by preparing your meals yourself. Thankfully there are plenty of opportunities throughout the Lower Mainland to learn from the best. Check out these cooking classes for foodies in 2025. The Dirty Apron – Vancouver You’ll find your one-top-shop for cooking classes at The Dirty Apron in downtown Vancouver. This delicatessen-slash-cooking school offers a jam-packed hands-on class schedule featuring countless different menus and cuisines, from 3-course Italian to brunch to full vegan. Best yet, when class is over, you’ll sit at a communal table with your classmates to enjoy the fruits of your labours. Posh Pantry – Burnaby How do you like your cooking classes? Apron covered in flour? Or sitting back with a glass of wine? You can get both at posh Pantry Kitchen in Burnaby. Weekends offer…
Lunar New Year is almost here! Kicking off on January 29 and running until February 16, LNY is a spirited holiday filled with culture, tradition, and, most importantly, food! While the occasion is celebrated across numerous countries in Asia, in Metro Vancouver, our vibrant Chinese community always makes a memorable splash with street festivals, live performances, and local restaurants offering special menus and experiences. If you’re looking to celebrate with fantastic Chinese cuisine from all our local communities, you’re in the right spot! Vancouver Notch8 Celebrate the Year of the Snake with this Lunar New Year-inspired afternoon tea experience at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Indulge in a curated selection of exquisite teas paired with a variety of sweet and savoury treats inspired by traditional flavours and festive delights. A kid’s tea service is also available which includes finger sandwiches, cookies, scones, and other delicious treats. Mott 32 One of the…
Keep warm through the winter with a flavourful staycation in Surrey, BC! The January temperatures may have you bundling up, but there are plenty of other ways for you to maintain warmth around Metro Vancouver—most notably, with food! And let’s be honest, there’s really no better place on the West Coast to enjoy the full palate of world cuisine than in Surrey! Surrey offers a culinary cross-section of so many types of food that you could easily point to a spot on the globe and find an accompanying restaurant nearby. So with that in mind, and with it never being a sure bet when winter will actually end (fingers crossed), we’re giving away a package of a few of our favourite Surrey spots so you can keep a sunny (and spicy) outlook no matter the forecast. Enter now, and you could be levelling up your winter 2025 with all kinds…